Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Rich & Famous

The Vanderbilt Women: Dynasty of Wealth, Glamour, and Tragedy

Product ID: 0312064861 Condition: New

Payflex: Pay in 4 interest-free payments of R361.25. Learn more

R 1,445

includes Duties & VAT

Delivery: 10-20 working days

Ships from USA warehouse.

Secure Transaction

VISA Mastercard payflex ozow

Product Description

The Vanderbilt Women: Dynasty of Wealth, Glamour, and Tragedy

Lucius Beebe said that "The nearest thing to a royal family that has ever appeared on the American scene was the Vanderbilts ... their vendettas, their armies of servitors, partisans and sycophants, their love affairs, scandals, and shortcomings, all were the stuff of an imperial routine."

Stasz reveals new facts and insights into the fascinating lives of three generations of Vanderbilt women who dominated New York society from the middle of the eighteenth century through the twentieth. Of special interest are the discovery of unpublished letters and a pseudonymous lesbian novel that shed light on the complex character of the most currently famous Vanderbilt woman, Gloria Vanderbilt.